Shione Nakayama

Shione Nakayama
Born (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Center
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Japan 9 (0)

Shione Nakayama (born 18 January 1999) is a Japanese rugby union player. She competed for Japan at the 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Career

Nakayama graduated from Miyazaki Kita High School in 2013 and then enrolled at Nippon Sport Science University.[1]

On 8 May 2016, she made her Test debut for Japan against Hong Kong in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship.[1]

Nakayama graduated from Nippon Sport Science University in 2017 and joined Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars.

In 2022, she was selected in Japan's squad to the delayed Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "どんな相手でも倒せるタックルを 夢はワールドカップ出場! 中山潮音さん – Catch your Dream!" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-29.
  2. ^ "(10月16日更新) 女子日本代表ニュージーランド遠征メンバーのお知らせ|日本ラグビーフットボール協会". www.rugby-japan.jp (in Japanese). 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2025-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ van Royen, Robert (2022-10-05). "Rugby World Cup Pool B team guide: Canada and USA to tussle for top spot". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)